The Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP) draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of 10 civil society organisations (and their networks) with offices across the EU and in conflict-affected countries. IfP partners have joined together to develop and promote international knowledge and expertise in the field of conflict prevention of peacebuilding. IfP is a thematic project, exploring a number of cross-cutting issues in conflict regions across four continents. IPF is an online resource for knowledge and expertise on conflict prevention and peacebuilding, particularly as it relates to EU policy.
IfP focuses on 6 key thematic areas:
- Mediation;
- Regional cooperation on environment, economy and natural resources;
- Security;
- Democratisation and transitional justice;
- Gender; and
- Capacity building and training.
Geographically, the action covers - in addition to EU Member States - the Balkans and Ukraine; the South Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, including the territories of Nagorny-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Abkhazia); the Middle East (Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territories); Africa (Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan); Asia (Nepal, Aceh, Pakistan) and Latin America and the Caribbean (Andean region, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras).